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Plasma cell infiltration of the upper aerodigestive tract treated with radiation therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Gerald Fogarty ,
Hugh Turner  and
June Corry
Gerald Fogarty
Affiliation:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hugh Turner
Affiliation:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
June Corry
Affiliation:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Abstract

A case of chronic, fluctuating plasma cell gingivostomatitis that progressed despite chemotherapy and surgery is reported. This is the first case reported of treatment with radiation therapy, and one of the few cases reported where the infiltrate has reached the larynx. After receiving low dose radiation therapy, via a conformal technique encompassing the respiratory mucosal lining from the base of tongue to carina, there has been symptomatic improvement.

Keywords

Plasma CellsGingivitisStomatitisTracheitisRadiotherapy
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 11 , November 2001 , pp. 928 - 930
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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